Association | Kiribati Badminton Federation (KBF) |
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Confederation | BO (Oceania) |
President | Henry Bwebweata |
BWF ranking | |
Current ranking | Unranked (2 January 2024) |
Highest ranking | 111 (1 October 2019) |
Oceania Mixed Team Championships | |
Appearances | 1 (first in 2014 ) |
Best result | Group stage |
The Kiribati national badminton team (Gilbertese : Koraki nu aomata ae maramara badminton ni Kiribati) represents Kiribati in international badminton team competitions and is organized by the Kiribati Badminton Federation (Gilbertese: Raorao ni badminton ni Kiribati), the governing body for badminton in Kiribati. [1] The Gilbertese team competed in the Pacific Games.
The Gilbertese team is part of the Badminton Oceania confederation.
Badminton in Kiribati started in the late 2000s. The Kiribati Badminton Federation then partnered with the Badminton World Federation and organized the Shuttle Time program across the country to develop badminton in the country. [2] In 2019, former Australian national player Dean Lewis was appointed as the national coach for the Gilbertese team. [3]
The Gilbertese mixed team first competed in the 2014 Oceania Badminton Championships mixed team event. The team were eliminated in the group stages. [4] The team then competed in the Badminton at the 2019 Pacific Games and lost in the group stages. [5]
Mixed team
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Mixed team
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The following list shows the coaching staff for the Kiribati national badminton team.
Name | Role |
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Dean Lewis | Head coach |
Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | ||
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MS | MD | XD | ||
Timwata Kabaua | 1993 (age 30–31) | - | - | - |
Tooma Teuaika | 1993 (age 30–31) | - | - | - |
Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | ||
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WS | WD | XD | ||
Tinabora Tekeiaki | 5 January 1986 | - | - | - |
Teitiria Utimawa | 15 January 1993 | - | - | - |
Setyana Daniella Florensia Mapasa is an Indonesian-born Australian badminton player. Mapasa won a silver medal at the 2013 BWF World Junior Championships mixed team when she represented Indonesia. She officially became an Australian citizen in 2014. She was selected to join the national team compete at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia. She was four times women's doubles Oceania champions from 2017 to 2020 with her partner Gronya Somerville, also two times champion in the mixed doubles event in 2017 and 2018 alongside Sawan Serasinghe.
Josephine Yuenling Wu is a Canadian badminton player. She clinched three Pan American Games gold medals by winning the mixed doubles title in 2019 and 2023, and also the women's doubles title in 2023. At the Pan Am Championships, she won seven golds, and five silver medals since her debut at the tournament in 2016.
Simon Wing Hang Leung is an Australian badminton player specializing in doubles. He won the mixed doubles Oceania Championships title in 2019 and 2020.
The Wales national badminton team represents Wales in international badminton team competitions. It is controlled by Badminton Wales, the national organization for badminton in the country. Wales have never participated in the Thomas Cup and the Uber Cup. The team's last appearance in the international stage was at the 2007 Sudirman Cup.
The Belgium national badminton team represents Belgium in international badminton team competitions and is controlled by the Royal Belgian Badminton Federation. The Belgium national team have never qualified for the Thomas Cup and the Uber Cup. The last time Belgium competed in the Sudirman Cup was in 2007.
The Myanmar national badminton team represents Myanmar in international badminton team competitions. The best result for both men and women's team was a third place finish at the 1979 and 1995 Southeast Asian Games. The men's team was selected to take part in the 1976 Thomas Cup but failed to qualify into the first round.
The Romania national badminton team represents Romania in international badminton team competitions. The Romanian national team have never participated in the Sudirman Cup, Thomas Cup and the Uber Cup. Romania participated in the 2006 European Men's Team Badminton Championships and were eliminated in the group stages.
The Zambia national badminton team represents Zambia in international badminton team competitions. The team is controlled by the Zambia Badminton Association.
The Barbados national badminton team represents Barbados in international badminton team competitions. The national team is managed by the Barbados Badminton Association in Bridgetown. Barbados have never medaled at the Pan American Badminton Championships. The Barbadian mixed team started participating in the Commonwealth Games mixed team event since 2010.
The Samoa national badminton team represents Samoa in international badminton team competitions and is controlled by the Samoa Badminton Association located in Apia. It is associated with Badminton Oceania. The Samoan team once won bronze in the 2007 South Pacific Games mixed team event.
The Tonga national badminton team represents Tonga in international badminton team competitions. The Tongan team debuted in the Oceania Badminton Championships mixed team event in 2016. The team finished in 5th place. The Tongan junior team debuted in the Oceania Junior Badminton Championships in 2015 and finished in 5th place.
The Zimbabwe national badminton team represents Zimbabwe in international team competitions and is controlled by the Zimbabwe Badminton Association, the governing body for Zimbabwean badminton. It is affiliated with the Badminton Confederation of Africa (BCA).
The Benin national badminton team represents Benin in international team competitions. The team is controlled by the Badminton Federation of Benin. The Beninese mixed team competed in the 2019 African Badminton Championships.
The Tunisia national badminton team represents Tunisia in international team competitions. The Tunisian national team is managed by the Tunisian Badminton Federation. The men's team debuted in the African Badminton Championships in 2018.
The Northern Mariana Islands national badminton team represents Northern Mariana Islands, an unincorporated territory and commonwealth of the United States, in international badminton team competitions. The Northern Mariana Islands national team is controlled by the Northern Marianas Badminton Association in Saipan.
The Cambodia national badminton team represents Cambodia in international badminton team competitions. It is controlled by the Cambodia Badminton Federation. Cambodia have never competed in any BWF organized team tournaments.
The Timor-Leste national badminton team represents East Timor in international badminton competitions. While badminton is not a popular sport in East Timor, the nation has competed in tournaments such as the Asian Games and the BWF World Junior Championships.
The Bolivia national badminton team represents Bolivia in international badminton team competitions. The Bolivian national team is controlled by Federación Boliviana de Bádminton, also known as the Bolivian Badminton Federation located in Sucre. The team competes under the Badminton Pan America confederation.
The Aruba national badminton team represents Aruba in international badminton team competitions and is controlled by the Aruba Badminton Federation in Oranjestad. The team first competed in their first international team tournament in 1990.
The Nauru national badminton team represents Nauru in international badminton team competitions. It is administered by the Nauru Badminton Association, the governing body for badminton in Nauru. The Nauruan team first competed in the 2014 Oceania Badminton Championships mixed team event.